Hello, so after about a month of work I have created my first Java game on my own. It is a 2D turn based strategy, don't laugh too hard when you see it. Right now though it is run through an applet, but I wish to move it to a application before I continue with development.

It's a lot of code so I've posted the source below [removed] if you care to take a look at it. I'm essentially looking to have the bottom 1/4 of the screen with all the info be static, while you could scroll around the actual game window. I know this might seem quite ambiguous, but if you run the applet I think you'll get what I'm saying. Also, willing to post pictures if needed.

You can create an instance of the class that extends Applet and add it to a JFrame. However, the init(), start(), stop(), and destroy() methods are not called so you will have to manually call them after you add it

This is how I do it. All of the code is in "zman.example" and it's sub directories, and all the resources go in "resources" and it's sub directories. I just have eclipse treat them as packages in the src folder.

The project was started about a month and 2 weeks ago. All the artwork you see is original. I'm a senior in high school, so I'm pretty impressed on what I've been able to do with only 2 years of formal CS/Java and about a year of self taught under my belt. There is no animation though. I'll see if I can export it to an .exe and I'll put it on mediafire.

Here's the jar file for anyone who wants to play around with this, comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Bleh, having bugs with the sounds. I'll eventually reexport it. Too lazy though. So any ideas on how I could go about separating the dashboard looking thing from the map? I want to be able to have unlimited map sizes.

Oh, I was talking about the image that you posted earlier. It looks like you're painting your water (With a slight transparency) on top of various other ground types (Plains, Plains with big, fluffy trees, Plains with conifers.)

Oh, I was talking about the image that you posted earlier. It looks like you're painting your water (With a slight transparency) on top of various other ground types (Plains, Plains with big, fluffy trees, Plains with conifers.)

Oh no. That is showing you where you can move your unit. And since this thread is starting to move onto the general development of this game, I feel like I should start a new more permanent thread. What forum should I put it in?

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